Yes, war was a last resort.
Because the Boers were free people who did not want an army bothering them.
Not by a long shot.
This question influences opinion.My OpinionMy opinion is that war should be the very last resort after meetings, treaties, warnings, and negotiations. War causes lives to be lost and should be the last resort in all scenarios. When a war is started, it is hard to stop.
As the last resort
The Boer war was lost by the Boer's. In brief, this happened because the Boers were simply outnumbered. If the Boers had more troops to deploy, they would have won the war.
paul kruger
An increase in tension between the British, the Boers and Zulus led to the Anglo-Zulu War.
The Boer War
War is the obtaining of a political goal, by other than political means.
English and boers
The war was between the Transvaal Boers and the British
for defense in war, kind of a last resort